Multivariate analysis of physical and chemical characteristics in some pomegranate (Punica granatum) cultivars of Iran

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 244-248

  Akbarpour, Vahid ^a   Hemmati, Khodayar ^b   Sharifani, Mehdi ^b   Sadr, Zeinolabedin Bashiri ^c  

^a University of Sari   (Iran)

^b University of Gorgan   (Iran)

^c IRANIAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IROST   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ellagic acid; Harvest index; Pomegranate; Titrable acidity; Total antioxidant; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ELLAGIC ACID; TANNIN;

ACIDITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTIVAR; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FRESH WEIGHT; FRUIT JUICE; FRUIT MORPHOLOGY; HARVEST INDEX; IRAN; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POMEGRANATE; VARIETAS;

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 76649091249     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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